5 Facts about the TMJ you may not know
The temporomandibular joint (otherwise referred to as TMJ) is a common area of complaint our Geelong TMJ chiropractors often experience. The TMJs are the two joints comprised of muscles, ligaments and discs, that connect your jaw to your skull. At Empowered Health Chiropractic, our experienced TMJ chiropractors understand the importance of a personalised treatment approach […]
How Your Posture Can Affect Your TMJ
Your posture, and more notably, your head, neck and upper back posture can affect your TMJ in a number of ways. When you hold your head forward, it can place extra strain on the muscles and ligaments in your neck, head and jaw. What our TMJ chiropractors often see, that over time this can lead […]
How Chiropractic Care Can Help TMJ Pain
At Empowered Health Chiropractic, our experienced TMJ chiropractors incorporate a multi-modal approach to managing a range of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders, from acute flare ups to chronic joint and disc conditions. Our Geelong chiropractors can help with TMJ disorders by: Improving jaw joint mechanics. This can help to reduce pain and improve function. Releasing muscle […]
How Can Dry Needling Help With TMJ Pain?
Dry needling is a type of treatment that involves inserting thin, sterile needles into specific points in the body. It is a strategy our Geelong TMJ chiropractors often use to treat muscle pain and other conditions, including temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder. TMJ disorders affect the temporomandibular joint, which is the joint that connects your jaw […]
Top TMJ Exercises to Reduce Pain & Improve Function
At Empowered Health Chiropractic in Geelong, our TMJ chiropractors understand the importance of incorporating exercises & rehab within the overall management of TMJ-related conditions. Supporting our manual therapy strategies with home-based exercises not only enhances treatment outcomes, but also creates self autonomy and independence in managing TMJ-related problems in the future. Essentially, our Geelong TMJ […]
Clenching Or Grinding Your Jaw? How To Help
Jaw clenching or grinding, otherwise known as bruxism, can be a common yet problematic issue when managing TMJ and facial pain. Bruxism can be further distinguished as sleep bruxism, awake bruxism and non-specified bruxism. In order to effectively relieve and manage jaw clenching or grinding, we must initially understand the underlying cause of the behaviour. […]